Article Archive For Keyword:
Dan

A New Market Index by Dan Downing

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A New Market Index by Dan Downing
Technicians are always looking for leading indices and indicators. We continually search for tools that will give us some advanced warning of the direction of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) or the Options Excha

At The Close by Dan Altman

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At The Close by Dan Altman
Is Trading Right For You?
If you are interested in becoming a trader, this is
a very important question to ask yourself.
ost traders new to the business don't ask themselves if trading is right for them. They may assume t

Calendar Spreads With Dan Sheridan by John A. Sarkett

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 25:5 (18-26): Calendar Sprerads With Dan Sheridan by John A. Sarkett
In the first part of a series based on a seminar on option strategies with Dan Sheridan, we take a look at calendar spreads.
Options and seminars go together l

Discount Broker Blues part 3 by Dan Weinberg

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Discount Broker Blues part 3 by Dan Weinberg
The conclusion to Weinberg's experiences as a novice trader learning how to play the game the hard way.
PURCHASE AND PANIC (PART TWO)
Merger Mania is another form of Takeover Mania, but my example here is a

Discount broker blues Part 2 by Dan Weinberg

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Discount broker blues
Part 2
by Dan Weinberg
Beginner's Luck
Everyone assumes that when you talk about ""beginner's luck"" you are referring to good luck. This is an
incorrect assumption in many cases, and it certainly was with my early trades in the s

Discount broker blues by Dan Weinberg

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Discount broker blues
by Dan Weinberg
""Do-it-yourself investing is easy!"" --a discount broker ad
""There's a sucker born every minute.""--P.T. Barnum
""I really thought I knew what I was doing!""--Anonymous
Hook
All your life you've scoffed at people

Futures For You by Dan O'Neil

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Futures For You by Dan O'Neil
WORKING THE SYSTEM
Do you believe the claim that some
system marketers use that their system
works across all time frames and all
types of futures (emini indexes, grains,
softs, energies, and so forth)? Have you
ever seen

Futures For You by Dan O'Neil

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Futures For You by Dan O'Neil
GOING SOFT
What are "soft" commodities and where
do they trade?
Also known as the "food and fiber"
category or the "tropical softs," this
market sector is composed of five products
traded primarily at the New York
Board o

Futures For You by Dan O'Neil

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Futures For You by Dan O'Neil
DON'T BE A SORE LOSER
I've been trading futures for a while
now, and I've followed all of the standard
advice about doing my research
and setting up a trading plan. However,
I've found it difficult to sit by when the
marke

Futures For You by Dan O'Neil

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Futures For You by Dan O'Neil
TECHNICALITIES
It doesn't seem like you can trade commodities
without at least some knowledge
of technical analysis. What are some of
the more popular technical indicators to
incorporate into my research?
There's no quest

Futures For You by Dan O'Neil

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Futures For You by Dan O'Neil
Rookie mistakes: This month, we'll look
at a pair of common questions that many
new traders come across when they first
wade into the commodity markets.
HOW MANY MARKETS AT ONCE?
I'm ready to start trading futures, and
wh

Futures For You by Dan O'Neil

Futures For You by Dan O'Neil

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Futures For You by Dan O'Neil
BE A MANAGER
I'm just getting started in the commodity
futures markets. In your opinion,
what is the most important thing
focus on as I begin trading?
Like holiday shoppers looking for
that perfect gift, most beginning inv

Futurs For You by Dan O'Neil

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Futurs For You by Dan O'Neil
MARGIN FOR ERROR
After years of trading stocks exclusively,
I've recently started trading futures.
Unfortunately, I also just received my
first margin call. While I was able to get
through it without too much difficulty
thi

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Getting To Know Options With Dan Passarelli by J. Gopalakrishnan & B. Faber
If you want to learn more about options, here's a trader who might be able to help you. Dan Passarelli is the author of the book Trading Option Greeks and president of Market Ta

Implied economic forecasts by Dan DiBartolomeo

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Implied economic forecasts by Dan DiBartolomeo
Investors rely on a variety of methodologies in constructing their portfolios. Some investors would classify themselves as fundamentally oriented, while others use technical analysis. Relatively few would c

Interview: A Man Of Many Talents: Dan Gramza by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: A Man Of Many Talents: Dan Gramza by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
Is there anything Dan Gramza hasn't done? He's president of Gramza Capital
Management and DMG Advisors, LLC. He is an author, trader, analyst, consultant
to domestic and internation

Interview: Chart Patterns, Trading, and Dan Zanger by Matt Blackman

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: Chart Patterns, Trading, and Dan Zanger by Matt Blackman
Trader Dan Zanger of Chartpattern.com first hit the media spotlight
in December 2000 when he was featured in a Fortune article. The
article, entitled "My Stocks Are Up 10,000%!" discuss

Making The Most Of A Trend With The Disparity Index by Dan Valcu

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Making The Most Of A Trend With The Disparity Index by Dan Valcu
In volatile markets, it's difficult to forecast the formation of peaks and troughs. The disparity index is an indicator that helps you squeeze the best out of a trend whether you are tradi

Seeing The Patterns With Dan Zanger

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Dan Zanger of Chartpattern.com is a swing trader and technical analyst focused on stocks Ń and a force in stock trading. He is the world record holder, independently audited, for the largest percent change in a personal portfolio for a 12-month period (a

The Spearman Indicator For Technical Analysis by Dan Valcu

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This indicator is a very old statistical tool that even to this
day helps determine trend strength and turning points.
Here's how to apply it to your trading.
Technical analysis can be considered both a science
and an art; patterns and chart rea

Trading five-wave reversals Part 2 by Dan A. Dimock

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading five-wave reversals Part 2 by Dan A. Dimock
In ""Trading five-wave reversals"" (Stocks & Commodities, January 1990), I examined the one place in the market cycle where optimal entry into a win-win situation can occur: at the end of any wave C th

Trading five-wave reversals by Dan Akin Dimock

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading five-wave reversals by Dan Akin Dimock
Where is the best place to enter a trading or longer-term investment position within the entire five waves up/three waves down cycle of any market? How is the starting point recognized before the action beg

Using Binary Options In Forex by Dan Cook

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using Binary Options In Forex by Dan Cook
Managing risk and proper stop placement may be the most difficult aspects of currency trading to master. Here's how you can use binary options to take advantage of the opportunities that volatility creates while

Using MMI to trade OEX by Dan Downing

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using MMI to trade OEX
by Dan Downing
My firm uses an indicator derived from the Major Market Index (MMI) Stock Index Future to trade
options on Standard & Poor's 100 Stock Index (OEX). The indicator is used to determine when the MMI
future is in very o